Bearcats bomb Eagles, 40-0

Published 2:18 pm, Friday, April 22, 2016

UBLY — When motivated and focused, Ubly is a dangerous team.

The Bearcats were both on Friday night as they rolled past former Greater Thumb East rival Deckerville, 40-0.

“I was really worried because I knew Deckerville was coming over here to pound us,” said Ubly coach Bill Sweeney. “I was really concerned about the intensity. But we showed defensively that we can play good defense when we’re intense.

“The last couple of weeks I thought we were lax against Bad Axe and against Brown City, but tonight they showed up.

“This was a big win for us… The kids, when they play like that, they’re a pretty darn good group.”

Ubly was nearly flawless in the first half, failing to score on only two possessions on its way to a 28-0 lead.

The defense was equally impressive, holding the Eagles to less than 100 yards and only two first downs.

“We had to execute on offense to help our defense out,” said Deckerville coach Bill Brown.

The Eagles were set on stopping Ubly’s Wing-T offense. They committed nearly every defensive player in the box.

It proved to be successful as the Bearcats had to switch their offensive look. From there, Deckerville didn’t make the proper adjustments.

The Eagles’ secondary was torched for three huge passing touchdowns in the first half.

Eric Booms hauled in scoring passes of 57 and 60 yards while Bryan Nash caught a TD of 65 yards.

“We got them out of the T, they ran a lot of Wing,” Brown said. “That was good that we got them out of it, but their best receiver was Booms. You have to know where he is all the time.”

Added Sweeney: “When they are committing that much to stop the run, they are going to stop it…But you have to leave some guys in the secondary too.”